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Editorial Review by Gregory Dal Piaz:

This starts off with a little sulphury funk that slightly obscures the slightly jammy notes of blackberry jam and leather nuances. On entry the acid here is almost bracingly prominent but the sweetness of the fruit quickly conceals it yielding a smooth mid-palate with excellent purity to the black raspberry fruit. There’s a nice note of salami on the backend, which turns more mineral on the finish, which reveals slightly aggressive tannins. This is slightly rustically styled but shows excellent complexity for a Rosso. 87pts

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In 1434 Contuccio was as a great honour, made a citizen of Florence; in 1542 Giulio Cesare and in 1586 Francesco were Standard Bearers. Ottaviano became the commander of Cosimo's army and died gloriously on 5th December 1594.
In the 17th century it is worth remembering Giulio, doctor of civil and church rights at Pisa University; Arcangiolo commander of the army of the Grand Duke Ferdinando II... Read more

In 1434 Contuccio was as a great honour, made a citizen of Florence; in 1542 Giulio Cesare and in 1586 Francesco were Standard Bearers. Ottaviano became the commander of Cosimo's army and died gloriously on 5th December 1594.
In the 17th century it is worth remembering Giulio, doctor of civil and church rights at Pisa University; Arcangiolo commander of the army of the Grand Duke Ferdinando II; Gregorio, who, besides being Standard Bearer in 1612, was also "Alfiere delle Corazze" of Christina of Lorena.
In 1700 the jesuit Contuccio was rector of the Study of Rethoric and responsable for the Kircheriano Museum in Rome. Read less

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Editorial Reviews for Contucci Rosso di Montepulciano

This starts off with a little sulphury funk that slightly obscures the slightly jammy notes of blackberry jam and leather nuances. On entry the acid here is almost bracingly prominent but the sweetness of the fruit quickly conceals it yielding a smooth mid-palate with excellent purity to the black raspberry fruit. There’s a nice note of salami on the backend, which turns more mineral on the finish, which reveals slightly aggressive tannins. This is slightly rustically styled but shows excellent complexity for a Rosso. 87pts